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05. Art Collectors and Collecting

 Record Group
Identifier: 05

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

American Art Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS.015
Abstract

The American Art Association, a New York art gallery and auction house, was founded in 1883 by James F. Sutton, R. Austin Robertson, and Thomas E. Kirby. The records date from 1877-1924, but the bulk of the material documents a selection of auction sales run by the gallery from 1910 through 1923. The collection contains correspondence, approximately 1,000 photographs, handwritten and typed notes, fragments of a typed manuscript on the American Art Association, and printed material.

Dates: 1877-1924

Rosenberg & Stiebel Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MS.065
Abstract The Rosenberg & Stiebel Archive documents a four-generation family business of art dealers from circa 1890-2012. The vast majority of records relate to the New York business, Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., which operated from 1939-2000, while much more limited documentation exists for Antiquitäten J. Rosenbaum, GmbH in Frankfurt; I. Rosenbaum, N.V. in Amsterdam; S. & R. Rosenberg, Ltd. in London; and Stiebel et Cie in Paris. These records contain important provenance information from...
Dates: 1890-2014; Majority of material found in 1939-2000